Correlations

Question 1

what are the three types of correlation

Answer 1

positive
negative
zero

Question 2

what type of graph do correlations use

Answer 2

scatter graph

Question 3

what do correlations measure

Answer 3

co variables

Question 5

what is a positive correlation

Answer 5

as one variable increases so does the other

Question 6

what is a negative correlation

Answer 6

as one variable increase the other decreases

Question 7

what is a zero correlation

Answer 7

there is no relationship between variables

Question 8

strength of correlation

Answer 8

-variables occur naturally that cannot be measured experimentally such as the size of someone’s head and intelligence can be investigated which cannot be done in an experiment
-these normally high levels of ecological validity as participants are in their normal environment

Question 9

weakness of correlation

Answer 9

-it is difficult to establish cause and effect between variables. Just because they’re correlated does not mean that one causes the other
-there are issues with construct validity as this mainly uses quantitative data as we may not measure something accurately